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TOPS Tech & TOPS Tech Early Start (TTES)

Sujuan W. Boutté, Ed.D. Executive Director Presented to TOPS Legislative Taskforce November 9, 2017

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) A program of The Board of Regents

TOPS Tech - Recent Changes

• Beginning with 2016-2017 high school graduates TOPS Tech Award may be

used only:

• to pursue a short-term training and education program and/or
• including skill, occupational, vocational, technical, certificate, and academic
• an associate's degree
• in a program of study that the Workforce Investment Council (WIC) and the Board of

Regents (BOR) determine are aligned to state workforce priorities.

• Currently enrolled students receiving the TOPS Tech award
• grandfathered - if enrolled in a program of study not approved by the Workforce

Investment Council and the Board of Regents

• will continue to receive their award:
• until they complete their current program of study or
• change to a program approved by WIC and BOR
• will not continue to receive their award:
• if they change their program of study to a program not approved by WIC and BOR.

Act 230 of the 2015 Regular Legislative Session

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TOPS Tech Statistics

Historical Acceptance Rates

By High School Graduation Year

High School Grad Year Tech Eligible Tech Recipients Award Acceptance Rate 2002-03 2,576 213 8.27% 2003-04 3,043 354 11.63% 2004-05 3,357 432 12.87% 2005-06 3,170 507 15.99% 2006-07 3,437 478 13.91% 2007-08 3,641 641 17.61% 2008-09 3,885 782 20.13% 2009-10 3,887 784 20.17% 2010-11 4,364 913 20.92% 2011-12 4,360 982 22.52% 2012-13 4,791 1,286 26.84% 2013-14 5,230 1,401 26.79% *2014-15 5,087 1,192 23.43% *2015-16 5,255 907 17.26% *2016-17 5,452 951 17.44%

Enrollment Trends

All Recipients By Academic Year (Includes recipients from multiple H.S. Grad years)

2015-16 TOPS Awards Fully Funded 2016-17 TOPS Awards Funded at Pro-Rata amounts 2017-18 TOPS Tech allowed for Select Academic Programs

** Denotes Four-Year Institutions. School Paid AY 2015-16 AY 2016-17 AY 2017-18 BOSSIER PARISH COMM COLL 245 190 145 BRCC 143 106 132 CLTCC 54 46 33 DELGADO CC 205 110 135 ELAINE P NUNEZ CC 41 27 25 FLETCHER TECH CC 146 72 73 LA DELTA CC 102 77 57 LSU-EUNICE 42 35 93 **MCNEESE STATE UNIV 1 **NICHOLLS STATE UNIV 6 NORTHSHORE TECH. COLLEGE 86 70 59 **NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIV 10 NWLTC 50 43 28 RIVER PARISHES COMM COL. 49 48 39 SCLTC 76 69 48 SLCC 142 96 103 **SOUTHEASTERN LA UNIV 24 43 52 SOUTHERN UNIV- SHREVEPORT 21 10 11 SOWELA TECH CC 266 228 181 Proprietary & Cosmetology Schools 222 158 65 Grand Total 1,914 1,428 1,296

Data as of 11-1-17

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* Denotes first year that recipients could be included in Enrollment Trends. Highlighting denotes schools with TOPS Tech Approved Academic Programs beginning with 2016-17 High School graduates (i.e. AY 2017-18).

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) A program of The Board of Regents

Does TOPS Cover High School Dual Enrollment?

Yes, with TOPS Tech Early Start (TTES)

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• Be an 11th or 12th grade student in a Louisiana public high school
• Pursue an industry-based occupational or vocational credential in a

public college or university that is considered a Top Demand Occupation

• Have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.00
• n a 4.00 scale
• Score a 15 or above on the mathematics AND English portion of the

Pre-ACT or the ASPIRE, or on the ACT, or the equivalent concordant value on the SAT, or have achieved a silver level score on the assessments of the ACT WorkKeys system

• Have prepared a 5-year education and career plan

TOPS Tech Early Start

Eligibility Requirements

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Retention Requirements

• Remain in “Good Standing” as an 11th or 12th grade student in a Louisiana public

high school

• Maintain a 2.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale on all high school courses attempted
• Continue to pursue one or more courses leading to a credential in an Eligible

Program

• Remain in “Good Standing” with the public or nonpublic college or approved

training provider

• Maintain steady academic progress

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Award Benefits

• Award is limited to six credit hours per semester
• Not available for summer sessions
• Grades earned in dual enrollment courses will be included in the calculation of

the TOPS cumulative GPA after the first semester in college.

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) A program of The Board of Regents

TOPS Tech Early Start

• Limited to six credit hours per semester or twelve credit hours per college academic year.
• Provides a payment of $50 per credit hour with a limit of $300 per semester.
• Students have the potential to earn 24 credit hours (in 11th and 12th grade) thus starting college with first year

completed.

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AY 2016-17: 4,104 TTES awards worth $978,500 equaling 19,570 credit hours earned

MOST FREQUENTLY USED TOP DEMAND OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS AWARDED CREDIT HOURS TOTAL DOLLARS AY 2017-18* Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 387 1,599 $79,950 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 285 905 $45,250 Business Administration, Management and Operations 239 757 $37,850 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 448 689 $34,450 Health and Medical Administrative Services 171 678 $33,900 Precision Metal Working 168 672 $33,600 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians 148 350 $17,500 Culinary Arts / Chef Training 95 307 $15,350 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 92 297 $14,850 Criminal Justice and Corrections 52 258 $12,900 AY 2016-17 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 499 2,527 $126,350 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 564 2,286 $114,300 Health and Medical Administrative Services 389 1,935 $96,750 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 649 1,801 $90,050 Business Administration, Management and Operations 349 1,393 $69,650 Precision Metal Working 204 1,193 $59,650 Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians 180 848 $42,400 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies 110 693 $34,650 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 105 623 $31,150 Culinary Arts / Chef Training 94 588 $29,400 11/1/17 * AY 2017-18 only includes Fall billings to date.

LOSFA’s Vision is to be Louisiana’s First Choice for College Access Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) A program of The Board of Regents

TOPS TECH Early Start

Fall to Fall Comparison

Data as of 11-1-17

Funding for Supplemental Course Allocation Began Funding for Supplemental Course Allocation Began Funding for Early Start Ended Funding for Early Start Ended

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